Article Archive for 20 February 2008
Sunscreen chemicals cause coral bleaching
Posted in Coral Reefs on 20 February 2008
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Posted in Coral Reefs on 20 February 2008
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Practical Fishkeeping Italian scientists have found that ingredients in sunscreen can hasten coral bleaching by promoting viral infections in the symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) in the coral. The study, to be published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, was conducted by Roberto Danovaro, Lucia Bongiorni, Cinzia Corinaldesi, Donato Giovannelli, Elisabetta Damiani, Paola Astolfi, Lucedio Greci and [...]
